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ARK the location of the
3
⁄
8
" hole on one
of the sides. The exact location is not
too critical, but, you need to make sure to
miss the brass tubes,and don’t get to close to
the edge of the part.
Tape or clamp the side assemblies together.
Drill a
3
⁄
8
" diameter hole through both sides
for the pivot dowel. Try to keep the hole per-
pendicular to the sides. A“bradpoint” type
wood drill makes a much cleaner hole than a
conventional drill.
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LUE an L-3 on top of each L-2 stack. You
might want to sand the edge of each L-3
nearest the rods before you glue them since
it will be difficult to sand later.
Fill the slots in the L-2’s with epoxy. Microbal-
loons can be used to thicken the epoxy to
keep it from running. Coat the inside of each
L-3 with epoxy and glue in place. Clamp the
stack together until the glue cures.
Do not
glue the aluminium rods in place!
Also note
that the grain on the L-3 parts is parallel to L-
1 grain.
This is also a good time to glue the L-4 parts
in place.
Trim off the excess epoxy after everything is fully cured, and
sand the edges of the stack.
Glue on L-3’s
Fill the slots with epoxy
Glue on L-4’s
Phoenix
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Launcher Assembly
Finish sides
Layout location of hole
Clamp sides together
Drill hole
Drill for pivot dowel
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